Fw Hans Galubinski

[Chris Goss]

As a Fw with 7./JG 53, he shot down 9 aircraft in the Battle of France before being taken POW on 6 Jun 40. He had no victories in the Battle of Britain, his next coming 29 June 1941 and by 9 Sep 41 his score stood at 27 or 28. He was awarded the DKiG 2 Jul 42 with 7./JG 53 but is then shot down and killed by 198 Sqn 13 Jan 44 with 2./JG 101 with the rank of Ofw. Can anyone tell me any more about his career?

[Peter Cook]

This is what I have:

Entry from Luftwaffe Aces, Mathews and Foreman, 2014, Vol. 2, Pg. 369
Oberfeldwebel Hans Galubinski
Born 12th January 1916, he flew with III./JG 53 during 1940-1944 and finally with JG 101. On 6th June 1940 during the French campaign, he shot down two French Bloch 151s but was then himself shot down in his Bf109 and taken prisoner, but not before he was shot at by the local civilians, he was released upon the French surrender. He won the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on 2nd July 1942 . He was killed on 13th January 1944 near Arniens on a transfer flight and is buried at the Bourdon War Cemetery, France .
Total Victories: 27 (18 east, 9 west). [All the claims are listed in the Mathews/Foreman book.]

Extracted from the Kracker Luftwaffe Archive (c) Aircrew Remembered
Pilot: Galubinski, Hans - Rank: Ofw - Score: 28
Units: 7/JG-53 (10/39; 4/40 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim)
Aircraft: Bf 109E-3 (lost 6/40), Bf 109F & G
Awards: , Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/2/42), EP, EK 1 & 2, Fighter Operational Clasp
Notes: KIA 13 January, 1944 during a bombing raid. Briefly a French POW on 6 June, 1940 after aerial combat with 12 Bloch 151s at Soissons, after downing two of them (Prien). One known victory, his 1st, a Potez 63 south of Metz, 12 May, 1940. A "damaged" Morane at Sedan on 14 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Hawk-75A west of Laon, 18 May, 1940. His 3rd, a Potez 63 north of Montdidier, 19 May, 1940. His 4th, a Hawk E of Paris on 21 May, 1940. His 5th, a Hawk-75A south of Creil, 27 May, 1940. His 6th, a Morane 406 at Montidier on 3 June, 1940. His 7th, a Hurricane at Poix on 5 June, 1940. His 8th & 9th, two Bloch 151s SE of Soissons on 6 June, 1940. An Unnamed Soviet victory on 31 July, 1941. Another Unnamed Soviet victory on 27 August, 1941. (Prien). Magnus.
Accessed via http://www.aircrewremembered.com/Kra...rch_type=exact

Peter

[Chris Goss]

Thanks Peter but all of this I have just BofB and post Eastern Front I am after while Kracker is useful but is inaccurate and makes assumptions